tweak

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Synonyms: weak, twerk, tweag, teak, tweek, twea

Antonyms: weak, twerk, tweag, teak, tweek, twea

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pinch]] and [[pull]] with a sudden [[jerk]] and [[twist]]; to [[twitch]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To [[adjust]] slightly; to [[fine-tune]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[tease]], to [[annoy]]; to [[get under someone's skin|get under the skin of]] (someone, typically so as to [[irritate]] them, or by extension to [[enamor]], [[frighten]], etc).
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|US|slang}} To [[abuse]] [[methamphetamine]]s, especially [[crystal meth]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive|US|slang}} To [[exhibit]] extreme [[nervousness]], [[evasiveness]] when [[confront]]ed by [[authorities]], [[compulsiveness]], [[erratic]] [[motion]], [[excitability]], etc, due to or [[mimick]]ing the [[symptom]]s of methamphetamine abuse.
6. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang|by extension}} To be extremely [[confused#Adjective|confused]]; to have no [[clue#Noun|clue]] what is [[happen]]ing.
7. {{lb|en|military|weapons|uncommon}} From a [[catapult]], to [[strike]] a [[target]] with a [[missile]].

Noun

1. A sharp [[pinch]] or [[jerk]]; a [[twist]] or [[twitch]].
2. A slight adjustment or [[modification]].
3. [[trouble|Trouble]]; [[distress]]; [[tweag]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete|slang}} A [[prostitute]].
5. {{lb|en|slang}} [[methamphetamine|Methamphetamine]].
6. {{lb|en|slang}} A single [[inhalation]] of [[cocaine]].
7. {{lb|en|cryptography}} An additional [[input]] to a [[block cipher]], used in conjunction with the [[key]] to select the [[permutation]] computed by the cipher.

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